Chapter 1 of Be Courteous, or, Religion, the True Refiner is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Be Courteous, or, Religion, the True Refiner is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER. BY MRS. M. H. MAXWELL. PREFACE. The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
Chapter 1 of Be Courteous, or, Religion, the True Refiner is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “M. H. MAXWELL.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
one whose work is to refine a specific thing
From this reading “RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading M. H. MAXWELL.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. H. MAXWELL.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading M. H. MAXWELL.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
on one occasion
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
one whose work is to refine a specific thing
From this reading RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading RELIGION THE TRUE REFINER.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The scenes and characters of this story are those once familiar to the writer.
Chapter 1 of Be Courteous, or, Religion, the True Refiner by M. H. (Mary H.) Maxwell holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 308 sentences of Be Courteous, or, Religion, the True Refiner, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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